The Latest Breaking News from Jimmy McGovern

Liverpool prison thriller given major funding boost ahead of second series

The series written by Jimmy McGovern is shooting across the region now

Liverpool Echo · Jun 16, 2023

Time season 2: cast, plot, first look, and everything we know

Time season 2 is set in a women's prison with Bella Ramsey, Tamara Lawrence, Jodie Whittaker and Siobhan Finneran leading the cast.

WhatToWatch · Apr 17, 2023

Nottingham's Bella Ramsey to star in Jimmy McGovern’s BBC series 'Time'

The series will focus on life inside a women’s prison

Nottingham Post · Apr 11, 2023

Brookside star Claire Sweeney looks back on 40 years of the hit show

Actress Claire Sweeney, who played Lindsey Corkhill in Brookside, opens up on her time on the legendary soap and the "brilliant storylines" that she navigated

Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022

Robbie Coltrane: Beloved Harry Potter star and esteemed actor

The actor’s role as Hagrid, the lovable quidditch gamekeeper, delighted generations of children

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022

‘Intriguing, troubled, funny’: tributes pour in for Robbie Coltrane

Friends remember the Scottish actor, best known for playing Hagrid in Harry Potter, who died on Friday at the age of 72

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

‘I’ve done a bit of escaping myself’ – an ex-prisoner picks the best jail dramas

From Time to Screw to Scum and now Black Bird, can drama ever capture the brutal reality of life inside? A former inmate reveals how they stack up against his own spells in the slammer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2022

Coronation Street star Melanie Hill quits after seven years as Cathy Matthews

The actress announced she had come to the “emotional” decision after Covid made her consider how much time she was spending away from her family.

Daily Record · May 14, 2022

Melanie Hill quits Coronation Street after seven years as Cathy Matthews

Melanie who plays Cathy Matthews says, "It’s not been an easy thing to decide. My family has been important but the pandemic has made a lot of people think about the future"

Daily Mirror · May 14, 2022

Teresa Glover, inspirational mum who lost son Ian in Hillsborough disaster, dies at 83

Teresa played a major role in setting up the Hillsborough Justice Campaign along with late husband John

Liverpool Echo · May 11, 2022